APAC Engineering Manager - Healthcare Logistics & Distribution

About the role

The APAC Industrial Engineering Manager provides regional Industrial Engineering leadership for Healthcare Logistics & Distribution (HLD) operations across Asia Pacific and owns New Business Engineering (NBE). The role develops, implements and improves engineered solutions that enhance service, compliance, productivity, capacity, cost performance and scalability, and leads the engineering part of new healthcare business opportunities.

Key responsibilities

• Lead regional IE strategy, set standards and governance, build regional capabilities and coach local engineers, and define performance measures and roadmaps.
• Own NBE: turn RFQ/RFP requirements into operational solutions, develop warehouse flows, labor standards, facility layouts, equipment and automation requirements, and support business cases and capacity analysis.
• Own engineering from design through implementation: URS, automation selection, testing, commissioning, ramp-up plans and post-go-live baselines.
• Improve productivity and cost through labor standards, workload-to-FTE modeling, staffing models and cost-per-unit analysis.
• Model storage, throughput and capacity, assess bottlenecks and plan expansions.
• Run a regional continuous improvement program using Lean and IE methods, with quantified pipelines and prioritized initiatives.
• Promote data-driven engineering, WMS, automation and robotics projects, and common regional data standards.
• Ensure designs meet healthcare quality and regulatory requirements, including GDP, temperature control, inventory integrity, validation and change control.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management or a related field.
• 5 to 7 years of experience in industrial engineering, warehouse engineering, logistics solutions or supply chain operations; healthcare, pharma or medical device experience is an advantage.
• Proven experience leading engineering projects across multiple sites and/or countries preferred.
• Willingness to travel for work, if required.

Required skills

• Warehouse design, labor modelling, capacity planning, process improvement, material flow, operational costing and business case development.
• Experience with WMS implementation and warehouse automation preferred.
• Strong analytical, financial, stakeholder management and communication skills; ability to work in a regional matrix organization.